Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-02-20
WEATHERFORD.
Parker County Receives $500 for tho
Drouth srfferers-Wheat.

Parker County Receives $500 for the
Drouth srffsrers-Wheat.
Special to the Gazette
WEATHERFORD, TEX, Feb. i9.-Judge
II. 2. league, of the committee to inves-
tigate The drouth-strickeu region, arrives
here last night from JackSboro and mas
been busy all day endeavoriDg to sscer-
tain the amount of destitutiOn in this
county. Representatives from most all
parts o. the ccuaty were kere and pre-
pared to give g reasonable report, as they
nsd previous notice OF che arrival to-day
of the committee. The reports were
made publicly by the people
to Judge league in the county
courtroom. In mary sections of the
county list Of the families were OBJ
tanned, with the estimate CT those actually
ia destitute circumstan es. In one
community, west eleven miles, where there
were thirig-tive families, it was estimated
that GGG-third were destitute; in another,
southwest twelve miles, One-Jhird out OF
thirty families. IN another, northwest
fourteen miles, in the neighbcrhood of
Millsap. report was made that fully
two-thiTds OF the people there would have
to have help or they could not make
work at stone quarries to obtain money
20 buy bread for their families. Reports
FROM the western part of the county were
TO the feet that one-third of the people
would have To- receive help TO enable them
to make their crops. The reports from
the eastern part Of the county showed
that but very little if any restitution OK
listed; in some localities None out of every
ten needed little help, though almost
every community was able t& get through
all right. 1t Yves shown in Nhe western
part Of the county that no corn, oats or
wheat or cotton mad been raised, one old
gentleman stating that out of 100 acres OF
corn he had planted he did not as much
as get roasting ear.
In the afternoon Judge league made
an able address TO the farmers regarding
their condition, Offering some very wise
suggestions, appealing to them tc use
every possible endeaYor TO make it
through; encouraging them n an earnest
manner that they must not loCK for On
other such year, Stating that from tn II
reports thar wheat was fair all over the
couuty, end urging them to look
forward TO better times. His talk was
an exec" ent one and highly appreciated
by his hearers, and seemed to brace
them ali up giving them Few energy.
This afternoon after Judge league mad
summed up the notes taken Dy him Of the
condition of the people of this Junty he
issued County Judge l. N. Roach check
on the State Treasurer for Sl5C0 for i'm
mediate relief. He says he can't make
an accurate suggestion as to the amount
this county will get.
In conversation with Judge Teagus
The GAZETTE correspondent learned that
this county is less affected by the drouth
than any county be has visited, as the line
Of the OF the drouth section seems to run
Just west OF this place and the east
ern portion of the county is at
fected but very little. The Judge
says he, as well as the rest Of
the committee will advocate that the col
Letting OF the taxes be put eff until next
winter; that ne finds in his travels that
men who have a little money don't
know which to spend it for, bread, seed
Dr. pay their taxes. He said that he would
meet the other gentlemen OF the commit
lee 1T Cisco tomorrow, and that they
propose writing the Legislature to the
eject that they provide for the payment
II the taxes now due next winter. The
Judge thinks the appropriation should
lave been $3.50, 900, $4,000 of which to
'uy seed with. The Judge takes the
Test-bound train tonight FIR Cisco, where
lie Will meet the entire committee.
Oar County Commissioners court was
n session this evening, and made plans
or the distribution of the money received
" this county. They appointed the school
rustees of each community to ascertain
he actual number of destitute and report
o the court by Tuesday, the 22d, st which
line the amount received this evening
will be apportioned according to the re
,orts. The $500 was turned over to the
ressurer, j. NJ. Gibson, he having given
'ond for $4,000 for it and the balance re-
eived from the state appropriation and
he bond approved.
Your correspondent learned today
rom farmers from all parts Of the county
hat wheat is looking fine and that a
reater acreage has been sowed this sea-
on than ever before in the county. the
ecent rains have brought wheat out Won
erfully, reviving what was considered
cad.